Fashion and history go hand in hand, believe it or not. Historical events in a time period reflects the way people living in the time dress, especially with women. In the twentieth century alone there are many examples in each decade that show exactly what events let to the freedom in fashion that there is today. If it weren’t for women’s rights movements, would it still be a male-dominated society? That’s scary …showed first 75 words of 1071 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1071 total…dramatic or pastel. The classic color is black, used for dramatic effects in fashion. Through the twentieth century there are many instances that show how fashion and history directly relate. Through the wars that caused limitations on the cloth that could be used -- that made skirt hems rise, to the swing kids in the fifties – that caused rebellion, it is clear to see through all the decades that history has an influence on fashion.